Hundreds of people arrived at Adams Park to watch several ex-professional footballers and celebrities participate in a charity match.
Organised by Sellebrity, the match saw Gareth Ainsworth’s Green Team take on Keith Ryan’s Blue Team at the home of Wycombe Wanderers, which ended in an 8-7 win for the former on May 18.
This was after Ainsworth’s side were at one point 5-0 down, but two goals from the Chairboys boss, which included a penalty, got his team back on track.
That's my goal!@shayneTward is at Adams Park tonight for the big @Sellebrity_UK match starring Gareth Ainsworth, Keith Ryan, Jeremy Lynch and many more.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) May 18, 2022
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Shop and reception open pre-match!#Chairboys pic.twitter.com/YldX4dIAd4
Some of the famous names who played included YouTuber and football freestyler Jeremy Lynch, soap actors Matt Lapinskas, Shayne Ward and Dean Gaffney, and Dan Osborne and James Argent from The Only Way Essex.
More reality TV names included the likes of Dom Lever, Nas Majeed, and Joshua Ritchie from Love Island, along with Calum Best, and Joe Sealey, who are the sons of Manchester United legends George Best and Les Sealey respectively.
Speaking exclusively to the Free Press, former EastEnders actor, Dean Gaffney said: “It’s been great.
“It’s nice that everyone has come out to support us on a Wednesday.
“The lovely people of Wycombe have come out when they could have stayed at home to watch real footballers on TV.
Something a bit different tonight. Having a break from play-off duty to watch the @Sellebrity_UK match at Adams Park. Weird not sitting in the press box 😂 pic.twitter.com/0zTGomsVN8
— James Richings (@James_BFP) May 18, 2022
“But the fact that there’s a good few hundred here is great.”
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On Gareth Ainsworth and Wanderers reaching the play-off final, Gaffney added: “He is a lovely man and I hope and pray he gets everything he possibly wants.
“And I will be 100 per cent routing for Wycombe.
“I’m from Surrey which isn’t too far away, and I think they deserve to go up.”
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